Improved Chess Rating Comparisons Using Nonparametric Statistics

This post will describe how we create ChessGoals rating comparisons. Players with recent games in both categories are combined using rank statistics.

2023 ChessGoals Rating Comparison Update (Link in the comments) : r/chess

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Improved Chess Rating Comparisons Using Nonparametric Statistics

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Improved Chess Rating Comparisons Using Nonparametric Statistics

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